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  • Geographically-separated unit hosts Winter Wingman Day, builds friendships

    The 470th Air Base Squadron held their Winter Wingman Day here Nov. 4 to ensure the small community takes care of each other during the gloomy days of winter.More than two hours from their host unit, the 52nd Fighter Wing, 170 Airmen and civilians from the 470th ABS make up a small community of Air

  • Air Force announces civilian workforce restructuring

    In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for the Department of Defense to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities, the Air Force eliminated approximately 9000 positions. These adjustments reflect

  • Sabers welcome newly-promoted chiefs

    Sabers welcome 10 newly-promoted chief master sergeants here Nov. 3.Promoted were: David Adkins, 52nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron; Kirk Baldwin, 52nd Communications Squadron; Brian Boone, AFN Spangdahlem; Robert Edgar II, 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron; Marion Fletcher, 52nd Operations Support

  • USAFE releases 2011 holiday mailing deadlines

    The 2011 recommended holiday mail deadline dates for postal customers assigned to the European theater of operations have been released. These dates are for mail originating in Europe and destined to locations in the United States. U.S. mailers sending letters and packages to military post offices

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. Holly ParkmanUnit: 52nd Comptroller SquadronDuty title: 52nd Comptroller Squadron/wing staff agencies executiveHometown: Fayetteville, N.C.Years in Service: Eight years and 10 monthsWhy joined: I joined to serve my country and see the world.Family: Mother, Brenda; father, Bob; and

  • Officials continue enlisted DOS rollback program

    Air Force officials announced Oct. 28 plans to continue an enlisted date of separation rollback as part of its ongoing measures to manage the force and maintain a quality enlisted corps.The DOS rollback will accelerate the date of separation for selected Airmen in the grades of senior master

  • New program gets Airmen out of dorms

    Spangdahlem AB is getting its dorm dwellers out of the dorms by giving them the opportunity to explore Europe through the 52nd Fighter Wing's Single Airmen Excursion program, or SAX. "We just want to give them a ride; there's no mentoring," said Master Sgt. Jaquett Nickens, 52nd Force Support